Longtail dwarf goby

The longtail dwarf goby (Knipowitschia longecaudata) is a species of goby native to the Black Sea, Sea of Azov, and the Caspian Sea where it is mostly found in areas of brackish water over sand or amongst weeds where it feeds on small invertebrates. This species can reach a length of 5 centimetres (2.0 in) TL.[2]

Longtail dwarf goby
The Longtail dwarf goby from the Dnieper Estuary, Ukraine

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Knipowitschia
Species:
K. longecaudata
Binomial name
Knipowitschia longecaudata
(Kessler, 1877)
Synonyms
  • Gobius longecaudatus Kessler, 1877
  • Pomatoschistus longecaudatus (Kessler, 1877)
  • Pomatoschistus knipowitschi Beling, 1927
  • Knipowitschia georghievi Pinchuk, 1978

References
  1. Freyhof, J. & Kottelat, M. (2008). "Knipowitschia longecaudata". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T135509A4135081. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T135509A4135081.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Knipowitschia longecaudata" in FishBase. June 2013 version.
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